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2 hours ago Hayley Halpin BBC News NI Getty Images Thirty-six businesses in Northern Ireland, including a care provider, hotels and solicitors, have been named for failing to pay their employees the minimum wage, according to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). The firms across the UK have also been issued penalties worth £7m. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the government was determined to stamp out the practice of "short-changing your staff".
"The best businesses know that looking after your workers isn't just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do," he said. In April 2026 , the hourly rate for over-21s rose by 50p to £12.71, with workers aged 18-20 seeing an 85p rise to £10.85. Sixteen and 17-year-olds and apprentices saw their minimum wage increase by 6%.
NI employers named by department Peninsula Care Services (NI) Ltd, Newtownards, BT23, failed to pay £42,013.29 to 125 workers Patterson & Rocks Solicitors Limited, Newry, BT34, failed to pay £16,622.92 to three workers C.F.C. Interiors Ltd, trading as CFC Interiors, Cookstown, BT80, failed to pay £9,157.36 to 23 workers Ms Rosemary Gawn, trading as Rosemary Gawn Solicitors, Ballymena, BT43, failed to pay £8,944.60 to one worker Bushmills Hotels Limited, trading as The Bushmills Inn Hotel, Bushmills, BT57, failed to pay £6,914.54 to 100 workers William Moutray & Sons Ltd, trading as Costcutter Moutray's, Craigavon, BT66, failed to pay £6,334.89 to 116 workers A&M Retail Limited, trading as McAtamney's Traditional Butchers, Garvagh, BT51, failed to pay £4,400.09 to eight workers TCMC Crowded Space Ltd, Belfast, BT4, failed to pay £3,906.64 to 139 workers Belfast Cleaning Co-Operative Limited, trading as Belfast Cleaning Society Ltd, Belfast, BT13, failed to pay £3,663.88 to 13 workers Blacks Road Service Station Ltd, Belfast, BT10, failed to pay £3,368.87 to four workers Ranfern Limited, trading as Centra Holywood, Holywood, BT18, failed to pay £3,282.09 to 138 workers Portstewart Golf Club, Portstewart, BT55, failed to pay £3,029.66 to 11 workers Hamilton's Foodhalls Ltd, trading as Spar Dergvalley Castlederg, Castlederg, BT81, failed to pay £2,994.41 to 98 workers Glen Community Parent/Youth Group, Belfast, BT11, failed to pay £2,958.94 to one worker JSS Bar Grill and Cookery School Limited, Belfast, BT2, failed to pay £2,424.52 to 71 workers 300. JJB Hotels Limited, trading as Balmoral Hotel, Belfast, BT10, failed to pay £2,356.42 to 66 workers Mr Gurmet Singh, trading as TLC, Belfast, BT15, failed to pay £2,150.92 to 31 workers Mr Francis Mulligan, trading as GM Kitchens & Shop Fitting, Ennskillen, BT92, failed to pay £2,058.50 to six workers Davison Canners Limited, Craigavon, BT62, failed to pay £1,821.93 to 22 workers McCombe Inns Limited, trading as The Thatch Inn, Ballymena, BT42, failed to pay £1,796.81 to 24 workers Ò Muirigh Solicitors Limited, Belfast, BT12, failed to pay £1,776.56 to one worker Peter Rabbit Day Nursery Limited, trading as Peters Patch Day Nursery, Hillsborough, BT26, failed to pay £1,713.54 to 44 workers Ebrington (NI) Ltd, Maydown, BT47, failed to pay £1,391.96 to one worker Pho Vietnamese Limited, trading as Madame Pho, Belfast, BT7, failed to pay £1,374.42 to 17 workers Milestone (Rathfriland) Limited, Newry, BT34, failed to pay £1,369.47 to 53 workers Dundonald Nurseries Limited, Belfast, BT16, failed to pay £1,347.27 to 41 workers Mr Ngoc Tinh Chu, trading as Riverside Chinese Restaurant, Omagh, BT79, failed to pay £1,078.23 to 16 workers Gillis Foods Limited, trading as Crosskeys Meats, Ballymena, BT42, failed to pay £942.86 to 11 workers Imperial Hotel Garvagh Ltd, Coleraine, BT51, failed to pay £908.14 to 21 workers LCMA Hotels Ltd, trading as Bishop's Gate Hotel Derry, Derry, BT48, failed to pay £896.31 to 13 workers Whiterock Childrens Centre Ltd, trading as Whiterock Creche Association Ltd, Belfast, BT12, failed to pay £886.94 to nine workers Miss Lynsey Bingham, trading as Identity Hair, Belfast, BT9, failed to pay £849.24 to one worker WFS (NI) Limited, trading as SPAR Mount Eagles, Belfast, BT17, failed to pay £783.42 to one worker 4C Coffee House and Kitchen Ltd, Armagh, BT61, failed to pay £734.51 to one worker Mr John Bailey & Sharon Bailey, trading as J&S Bailey, Belfast, BT14, failed to pay £609.55 to nine workers S & D Property Maintenance Ltd, Belfast, BT17, failed to pay £529.51 to two workers More on this story
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